Interests

A Mother’s Day family get together is the perfect opportunity to create a lasting memory with a special photo.

Henry Ford said, ‘You are old when you stop learning; for that reason there are young 80-year-olds and old 20-year olds’. Lifelong learning is one of the themes of my just published book All Experience is an Arch.

What do you call a pig that does karate?

My favourite word to say is 'drool'

The guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the brella

We are pleased to be giving away five double passes to the new movie 'Operation Mincemeat' to our GrownUps members.

Why did the Star Wars movies come out 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3?

We are very pleased to be giving away three copies of Karen McMillan's book 'Elastic Island Adventures: Flip Flop Bay' to our GrownUps members.

Whether you are a first-timer or a downhill demon, Ruapehu has bike rides to suit you. The region boasts an ever-growing network of mostly off-road trails taking in national parks and other spectacular landscapes, along with fascinating history and friendly small towns.

I was ten years old when I first fell in love with books, and I remember the excitement of reading a novel I couldn't put down before discovering other authors and worlds of escape.